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絃 Kanji meaning "string, cord, samisen music"

Jiten frequency #3174JLPT N1JinmeiyouKanken Level 準1RTK11 strokes

Meanings

string, cord, samisen music

On'yomi

ゲン

Kun'yomi

いと

Reading usage

絃(いと)Ito #215698小絃(こいと)Koito #289636絃那(いとな)Itona #325016絃音(いとね)Itone #390420絃衣(いとえ)Itoe #462031絃羽(いとは)Itoha #462031絃佳(いとか)Itoka #462031絃加(いとか)Itoka #462031絃嘉(いとか)Itoka #462031絃果(いとか)Itoka #462031

Most common words using this kanji

絃(げん)string (of a shamisen, etc.) #72217管(かん)絃(げん)wind and string instruments #152211絃(つる)bowstring #165262三(さん)絃(げん)shamisen #180130絃(げん)歌(か)singing and (string) music #186381絃子(つるこ)Itoko #210722絃(いと)Ito #215698管(かん)絃(げん)楽(がく)orchestral music #221022二(に)絃(げん)琴(きん)two-stringed koto #239663四(し)絃(げん)four strings #267982絃(げん)楽(がく)music for strings #275889絃(げん)楽(がっ)器(き)string instrument #283739小絃(こいと)Koito #289636一(いち)絃(げん)琴(きん)single-stringed Japanese zither #307727絃那(いとな)Itona #325016五(ご)絃(げん)five strings #325323絃(げん)声(せい)sound of the strings #330850絃一(げんいち)Gen'ichi #341551七(しち)絃(げん)琴(きん)qin (7-stringed Chinese zither) #341551絃(げん)妓(ぎ)geisha #366839
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